Garbage can rack



April 28, 1964 Q p;A BAKER GARBAGE CAN RACK Filed Sept. 11, 1962 INVENTOR.

Chester Baker United States Patent O 3,130,837 GARBAGE CAN RACK Chester R. Baker, 516 N. Willson Ave., Bozeman, Mont. Filed Sept. 11, 1962, Ser. No. 222,908 Claims. (Cl. 211-83) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garbage can racks and has for its primary object to provide means for firmly holding such receptacles in an elevated position in such a manner as to prevent said receptacles from being upset by wind, animals, etc.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an improved rack or stand of the aforementioned character which accommodates a plurality of cans.

Still another object is to provide a rack of the character set forth comprising vertically swingable covers for the cans, engageable thereon in a manner to prevent accidental or unintentional removal of said covers.

A further important object is to provide a garbage can rack which includes novel means for releasably securing the covers in raised or open position when not in use.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide an improved garbage can rack which is comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, of light weight and which may be manufactured and installed at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE l is a side elevational view of a garbage can rack constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing said rack installed and in use;

FIGURE 2 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3 3 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary view in side elevation, showing the covers in raised or open position;

FIGURE 5 is a top plan view of the tubular post and the pivoted cover retaining hooks thereon; and

FIGURE 6 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 6 6 of FIGURE 5.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a stand of suitable metal or other material which is designated generally by reference numeral 7. The stand 7 includes a tubular post or standard 8 of suitable length and diameter having its lower end portion reinforced as at 9 and anchored in a concrete base 10 which is embedded in the ground Hush with the surface thereof, as indicated at 11.

Mounted on the lower portion of the post 8 is a pair of horizontal platforms or brackets 12 for receiving thereon and supporting conventional garbage cans 13, said cans including the usual bails 14. The brackets or platforms 12 include arms 15 in the form of metallic T-bars having their inner ends axed to diametrically opposite sides of the post 8 by welding, as at 16. Welded gussets 17 brace the arms 15. Mounted transversely on intermediate portions of the arms 15 are bars 18. Retaining rings 19 for the cans 13 are lixed to the arms 15 and the bars 18.

Mounted on an upper portion of the post 8 is a bracket assembly 20. The bracket assembly 2t) comprises a clamp 21 including opposed metallic bars 22 the end portions of which are apertured to receive nutted bolts 23 for securing said bars on the post. Arms 24 of suitable metal or other material are pivotally mounted for vertical swinging movement on the bolts 23 between the end portions of the bars 22. The vertically swingable arms 24 terminate in right angularly bent outer or free end portions providing handles 25. Covers 26 for the cans 15 aresuspended from the outer portions of the arms 24. The covers 26 include pairs of upstanding ears 27 which receive the arms 24 therebetween and which are pivotally secured at 28 to said arms. V

Also mounted on the post 8, in vertically spaced relation above the clamp 21 is a diametrically extending bolt 29. One end portion of the bolt 29 projects from the post 8 and pivotally mounted for vertical swinging movement thereon is a pair of hooks 30. The bills 32 of the hooks 30 are formed to provide cams which, when the arms 24 are swung upwardly and engaged therewith, ride upwardly on the handles 25 and drop by gravity therebehind for releasably securing the covers 26 in raised or open position. Projecting from the post 8, beneath the pivoted inner end portions of the hooks 30, is a flange or lug 31 which limits the downward swinging movement of said hooks in a manner to position same in the paths of the handles 25.

It is thought that the use or operation of the rack will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, to mount the coverless cans 13 on the brackets or platforms 12, the arms 24 are swung upwardly and secured by the hooks 30 as shown in FIGURE 4 of the drawing. The cans 13 are then placed on the brackets or platforms 12, said cans being substantially centered in the rings 19. The hooks 30 are then disengaged from the handles 25 for permitting the covers 26 to swing downwardly to closed position on the cans 13. The construction and arrangement, it will be observed, is such that the rack will readily accommodate cans of various sizes within a given range. Also, a single can may be mounted on the rack, if desired. Still further, additional brackets or platforms may be mounted on the post 8 for accommodating three or four cans. Of course, to remove the cans for emptying or for other purposes, the foregoing procedure is substantially reversed.

As shown in FIGURE 5, the hooks 32 are disposed on the side of the post 18 to which the handles 25 extend thereby assuring that the handles 25 will be engaged by the hooks 32 for latching the lids 26 in an elevated position thereby providing access to the container for placing material such as waste therein and also enabling removal of the container withont interference from the lids 26.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A garbage can rack comprising a stand including a post, at least one platform on the post for receiving and supporting a can, a rigid vertically swingable arm pivotally mounted on the post below the upper end thereof, a cover for the can mounted on the arm, and coacting means on the arm and the post for releasably securing said arm in a raised position with the cover in an open position thereon, said means including an angularly bent free end portion on the arm providing a handle, and a vertically swingable hook pivotally mounted on the post above the point at which the arm is mounted and engageable with the angularly bent free end portion.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein the cover is pivotally mounted on the arm for movement about an axis transverse of the longitudinal axis of the arm.

3. The structure of claim 2 including a ange on the post below the vertically swingable hook, said ange both supporting the hook in the pivotal path of the handle and limiting the vertical swinging of the hook.

4. A garbage can rack in accordance with claim 3, said platform comprising a horizontal stationary arm axed to the post, a bar mounted transversely on said stationary arm at an intermediate point for receiving and supporting the can in conjunction with the stationary arm, and a horizontal ring on the stationary arm and the bar for retaining the can thereon.

5. A garbage can rack comprising a stand including a post, a pair of horizontally orientated platforms secured to said post andY projecting therefrom at diametrically opposite points for receiving and supporting a pair of garbage cans, a rigid vertically swingable arm pivotally mounted on the postl below the upper end thereof and above each platform, a cover for each can pivotally mounted on each arm, the outer end portion of each arm being laterally bent, a pair of vertically swingable hooks pivotally mounted on the post adjacent the upper end thereof and engageable with the laterally bent end portions of the arms upon an upward swinging of the arms, and a single flange on the post below the vertically swingable hooks, said flange supporting the hooks in the pivotal path of the laterally bent end portions of the arms and limiting the vertical swinging of the hooks.

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5. A GARBAGE CAN RACK COMPRISING A STAND INCLUDING A POST, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED PLATFORMS SECURED TO SAID POST AND PROJECTING THEREFROM AT DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE POINTS FOR RECEIVING AND SUPPORTING A PAIR OF GARBAGE CANS, A RIGID VERTICALLY SWINGABLE ARM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE POST BELOW THE UPPER END THEREOF AND ABOVE EACH PLATFORM, A COVER FOR EACH CAN PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON EACH ARM, THE OUTER END PORTION OF EACH ARM BEING LATERALLY BENT, A PAIR OF VERTICALLY SWINGABLE HOOKS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE POST ADJACENT THE UPPER END THEREOF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE LATERALLY BENT END PORTIONS OF THE ARMS UPON AN UPWARD SWINGING OF THE ARMS, AND A SINGLE FLANGE ON THE POST BELOW THE VERTICALLY SWINGABLE HOOKS, SAID FLANGE SUPPORTING THE HOOKS IN THE PIVOTAL PATH OF THE LATERALLY BENT END PORTIONS OF THE ARMS AND LIMITING THE VERTICAL SWINGING OF THE HOOKS. 